§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure has been allocated by his Department to projects to improve chronic disease management over the next three years. [171233]
§ Mr. HuttonThe management of chronic conditions and the provision of treatment and support to people with such conditions consume substantial national health service resources within primary care trusts' existing allocations. Our recently announced initiative, improving chronic disease management, is intended to make better use of those resources and offer better care to people with chronic conditions. The Department of Health has, however, allocated a total of £5 million in funding to nine primary care trusts participating in the Evercare pilot scheme to test potential ways in which these improvements might be achieved.